Gasherbrum IV (7952-m) no 1
Gasherbrum IV (K4 ) is the17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan.
It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif and its Base Camp is near by Broad Peak . The Gasherbrum are a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if one includes Broad Peak)
. Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact, it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) and "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain. It was first ascent By Italian Expeditions in 1958,Including the members, Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauri,from the north Ridge. Whereas the west ridge first ascent in 1985 by Robert Schauer (Austria) and Wojciech Kurtyka (Poland).
985 First ascent of the 10,000 ft (3,000 m) high West face by However, due to bad weather and extreme exhaustion forced them to stop at the north summit, missing the true summit.
Summary
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Name of Peak:
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Gashabrum IV
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Elevation:
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7952-m (26,26052ft)
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Ranked:
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17rd Of the world
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Location:
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Karakoram-Baltoro/Baltistan
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Best Period:
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15 June – 25 August
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Base Camp height
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48000-M
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Latitude
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35°– 45 N
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Longitude:
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76° – 37 E
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Ideal Duration:
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40 days
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First Accent
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1958
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Itanarary
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program |
time |
Hight |
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| 1 |
Welcom to Pakistan (Islamabad over night |
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Hotel |
| 2 |
Fly to Skardu Subject to weather, Drive to Chilas |
12-13 hrs |
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Hotel. |
| 3 |
Drive from Chilas to Skardu. |
8-9hrs |
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Hotel |
| 4 |
Drive to Askoli |
6-7hrs |
3000m |
Camp |
| 5 |
Trek to Jola |
5-6hrs |
3200m |
Camp |
| 6 |
Trek to Paju |
6-7 hrs |
3450m |
Camp |
| 7 |
Rest day at Paju |
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Camp |
| 8 |
Trek to Urdukas |
8-9 hrs |
4050m |
Camp |
| 9 |
Trek to Goro-II |
(5-6hrs) |
4086m |
Camp |
| 10 |
Trek to Base camp |
6-7hrs |
4800-m |
Camp |
| 11-37 |
Climbing Days |
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Camp |
| 38-41 |
Trek down to Askoli or Hushe via Gondogoro La Pass |
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Camp |
| 42 |
Drive to Skardu |
6-7hrs |
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Hotel |
| 43 |
Fly to Islamabad ,Subject to weather, Drive to Chilas |
8-9hrs |
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Hotel. |
| 44 |
Drive to Islamabad |
12-13hrs |
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Hotel |
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45
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Onward to your own destinations. |
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